Brethren

发音

US /ˈbɹɛðɹən/

词形变化

only 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Members of any congregation in the Anabaptist tradition of the Schwarzenau Brethren, practicing credobaptism and committed to nonresistance and nonviolence, some of whom may wear plain dress and shun modern technology.

    仅复数 宗教
  2. 2.

    Members of the Church of the Brethren.

    仅复数

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

sect religious order

相关短语

brethren in Christ brethren-in-law brother in Christ half brethren lay brethren blood brethren Exclusive Brethren River Brethren Christian Brethren Social Brethren United Brethren half brother 同父异母兄弟, 同母异父兄弟 blood brother [法] 血盟者, 同胞兄弟 lay brother

词源

Specific use of brethren as a semantic loan from German Brüder.

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